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or a village etc.,) is responsible for it before Allah.

(B) To offer the prayer in a way just as the Prophet Muhammad offered it with all its rules and regulations. Please see Hadith No. 785, 786, 788 of the 1st Volume for the Prophet's ways of praying.

Isha' : Night prayer, the time for which starts about (1) one and a half hours after sunset.
Ishtimal assamma : Wrapping one's body with a garment so that one cannot raise the ends or take ones hands out of it.
Istabraq : Thick Dibaj (pure silk cloth).
Istihada :Vaginal bleeding of a woman in between her ordinary periods.
Istikhara : Asking Allah to guide one to the right sort of action concerning an important endeavour. A two Rak'at prayer is offered for this purpose. Certain formulas of invocation are observed. See Hadith 263, Vol. II.
Istisqa' : Invoking Allah for rain in seasons of drought.
I'tikaf : Seclusion in a mosque for the purpose of worshipping Allah only. The one in such a state should not have sexual relations with his wife and one is not allowed to leave the mosque except for a very short period and that is only for very urgent necessity, e.g. answering the call of nature or to join a funeral procession, etc.
Izar : A sheet worn below the waist.
Jadh'a : A four-year-old she-camel.
Janaba : The state of a person after having sexual discharge either with a person or in a dream etc. A Muslim in such a state is not allowed to pray or do other kinds of worships unless and until he performs Ghusl (have a bath) or do Tayammum.
Jamrat-al-'Aqaba : One of the three stone-built pillars situated at Mina. One of the ceremonies of Pilgrimage is to throw pebbles on these stones which stand as a symbol of Satan.
Jihad : Holy fighting in the cause of Allah or any other kind of effort to make Allah's word (Islam) superior which is regarded as one of the principles of Islam.
Jimar : Plural of Jamra.
Jizya : Head-tax imposed by Islam on the people of the Scriptures and other people who have a revealed book when they are under Muslim rule.